"close to" or "close with"

Posted by TheFallen on April 10, 2003

In Reply to: "Close to" or "close with" posted by R. Berg on April 10, 2003

: : If I want to say A and B have a very close relationship, can I say A is very close to B or should I say A is very close with B or otherwise? Thanks.

: A is close to B.

Or alternatively, and expressing a greater degree of mutuality (?):

A and B are very close.

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